Accessories and Personal Effects

Package of African Formula Skin Lightening Cream

International Beauty Exchange, Inc., American, founded 1992 · 2014

Package of Carotone brightening cream

Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour, Ivorian, founded 1965 · 2020

Package of Maxi Light Beauty Soap

Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour, Ivorian, founded 1965 · 2014

Package of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream

El Paradis Cosmetic, Ivorian · 2020

Package of Roldan Skin Toning Cream 1%

Laboratorios RoldÃ¡n, S.A., Dominican, founded 1929 · 2020

Pair of dog tags for Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls

Unidentified · 1942-1943

Pair of glasses on a handle belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

Unidentified · 1960-2004

Perfume bottle and lid for Fame by Corday from Mae's Millinery Shop

Parfums Corday, Inc. · 1941-1994

Perfume bottle and lid from Mae's Millinery Shop

Unidentified · 1941-1994

Perfume bottle belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

Unidentified · ca. 1930

Perfume bottle with a decorative bird top from Mae's Millinery Shop

Delagar · 1941-1994

Perfume bottle with glass lid and metal lid from Mae's Millinery Shop

Avon, founded 1886 · 1941-1994

Pink shoe tree

Unidentified · mid-20th century

Pink shoe tree with fabric covered bar

Unidentified · mid-20th century

Pink shoe tree with unpainted bar

Unidentified · mid-20th century

Plastic brush with box from Mae's Millinery Shop

Gold Tone, 1950 - 2000 · 1941-1994

Plastic tube of makeup from Mae's Millinery Shop

Charles of the Ritz, American, 1926 - 2002 · 1941-1994

Pocket ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

Unidentified · ca. 1950

Pocket square from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Nottingham Supply and Papercraft Ltd., Canadian · mid 20th-late 20th century

Pocket watch likely carried by Matthew Henson in 1908-1909 Arctic expedition

American Watch Company, American, 1850 - 1957 · 1888-1889; inscribed 1908 or 1909

Prosthetic leg worn by Carl Brashear

Unidentified · after 1966

Purple lipstick container from Mae's Millinery Shop

Unidentified · 1941-1994

Samsonite hat box suitcase from Mae's Millinery Shop

Samsonite, American, founded 1910 · 1941-1994

Satchel bag with matching interior pouch owned by Dr. Baba Chuck

Unidentified · mid 20th-early 21st century

Satin clothes hanger owned by Billie Holiday

Unidentified · 1950s

Savings book West Philadelphia Federal Savings & Loan from Mae's Millinery Shop

West Philadelphia Federal Savings and Loan Association, American · 1941-1994

Shoe brush owned by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · 20th century

Shoe buffer from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · mid 20th-late 20th century

Shoe horn from Mae's Millinery Shop

Nunn Bush, American, founded 1912 · 1941-1994

Shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · 20th century

Silk handkerchief from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · mid 20th-late 20th century

Silver brush owned by members of the Ellis family

Black, Starr & Frost, American, founded 1810 · late 19th-early 20th century

Silver container and lid owned by members of the Ellis family

Unidentified · late 19th-early 20th century

Silver hand mirror owned by members of the Ellis family

Unidentified · late 19th-early 20th century

Silver hat brush owned by members of the Ellis family

Unidentified · late 19th-early 20th century

Slate notebook used by Bishop Benjamin Tanner

Unidentified · 1898

Small sized suitcase owned by Hazel Sinclair

Samsonite, American, founded 1910 · 1939-1965

Sponge from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · mid 20th-late 20th century

Spool of black thread from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

The American Thread Company, American, 1898 - 1985 · before 1985

Spray bottle with case belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

Unidentified · 1950-2004

Suitcase used by Althea Gibson

Baltimore Luggage Company, American · ca. 1960

Three eyeglass lenses used by Herman Wallace

Unidentified · after 1972

Tin for Madam C. J. Walker's "Tan-Off"

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906 · 1920s

Tin for Madam C.J. Walker's Hair and Scalp Preparation

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906 · 1940s - 1960s

Tin for Madam C.J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906 · 1910s - 1920s

Tin for Madam Walker Glossine and Pressing Oil

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906 · 1940s - 1960s

Tin for Murrayâs Superior Hair Dressing Pomade

Murray's Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1925 · 2014

Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

J. Wright Co., American · late 19th century - early 20th century

Travel case used by Dinah Washington

Ace Luggage & Gifts, American, founded 1961 · early 1960s

Tulle and gold snood belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

Unidentified · 1945-2004

Twill tape with buttons from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · mid 20th-late 20th century

Walking stick owned by Cab Calloway

Unidentified · 1902

Walking stick used by Jimmie Daniels

Unidentified · mid 20th century

White Express skin lightening lotion

White Express, French · 2014

Wood hair comb from Ghana

Unidentified · 1950s

Wooden cane with engraved decorative motifs

Unidentified · 1920s

Wooden cigar box from Mae's Millinery Shop

El Producto Cigars, American, founded 1916 · 1941-1994

Wooden crutch

Unidentified · 1920s

Wooden prosthetic leg

Unidentified · 1920s

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